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EU member country heads of government across the political spectrum have also warned that regulation is crippling the bloc’s economy, and many have put pressure on the Commission to go further. France’s centrist government, for one, wants the EU to indefinitely delay its due diligence law, while also echoing Germany’s socialist Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s request to delay the implementation phase of the corporate sustainability reporting obligations by two years.  For CISL’s Kuzmanova, the focus on delays “is very telling” and indicates that “this is not about competitiveness and providing support to European businesses … delaying is not simplifying. It is…

Heathrow won a Supreme Court battle for expansion in December 2020, but costs have ballooned since and it has still not submitted a DCO. An industry figure, granted anonymity like others in this piece to speak frankly, said they believe Heathrow has a plan “ready to go,” but needs a strong political steer given past setbacks. But even then, the application process would still take years. A second industry figure said: “The airport works as it is … the view is that a third runway would be a good thing for the country and businesses, but everyone’s seen this show…

Erster Showdown im Bundestag um die Migrationsverschärfung: Das AfD-Problem des Friedrich Merz wird bleiben. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: AfD-Fraktionsvize Beatrix von Storch über die kommenden Abstimmungen und eine Zusammenarbeit mit der Union im Bundestag. POLITICO-Reporterin Rixa Fürsen berichtet, wie der Migrationsstreit jetzt vor allem Grüne und Union auch bei den Ukraine-Hilfen entzweit. Letzte Begegnung für diese Legislatur im Parlament: wie der FC Bundestag auf den SG Bundestag trifft.  Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den neuesten Stand in Sachen Politik — kompakt, europäisch, hintergründig. Und für alle…

Separate from LNG, the sanctions package will propose penalties on more aging oil-exporting tankers operating as part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, the diplomats added. The EU will target 74 new vessels, two other EU diplomats said. Additionally, the new offering will push to restrict Moscow’s aluminum exports, according to the three diplomats. The EU still relies on Russia for around 6 percent of its aluminum imports. Finally, the package will target video game equipment, like Microsoft’s Xbox, that the EU says Russia is using to pilot drones. Separate from LNG, the sanctions package will propose penalties on more aging…

However, policy moves like this come at a cost, and right now, Hungary’s economy is struggling. Growth in 2024 was undermined by weak manufacturing orders, and is looking set to expand by a mere 0.5 to 0.7 percent. This is in stark contrast to the government’s original target of 4 percent and its recent prediction of 1.5 percent. Moreover, inflation looks set to rise further, and the forint continues to slip — albeit with bouts of some recovery in the last three months — with added inflationary implications. These concerns have constrained the central bank from reducing its base rate…

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“At a time when immediacy and forceful rhetoric seem to have hypnotic power … talking about long-term issues, culture and art is one of the messages that France can deliver to the world,” said Macron, who celebrated his first presidential victory in front of the Louvre Pyramid. Macron did not put a price tag on what he called the “new Louvre Renaissance.” He said it would be paid for by the museum’s own resources and private donors, not taxpayer money. However, most donations are tax deductible, and the French government needs all the revenue it can get if it hopes…

Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Bayrou doubled down on his remarks, saying that in the French overseas territory of Mayotte and in certain regions of France, “the word flooding is the one that is the most precise.” “It’s not the words that are shocking but the reality,” Bayrou said. The left accused the prime minister of spreading far-right tropes concerning immigration. Even his allies, such as the centrist President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet, have said they were uncomfortable with his choice of words. The timing of the fracas couldn’t be worse, with budget talks reaching their…

Rubio, new in the role, was invited to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers but did not attend, even virtually. His apparent blanking of the invitation caused some officials in Brussels to worry that President Donald Trump’s administration was shirking the EU in favor of building relationships with national figures, as part of a strategy to weaken the bloc. Kallas said in her post she was looking forward to meeting Rubio soon but did not say a date to meet was set.

Speaking previously about possible talks, the Russian President emphasised that any peace deal should respect the “realities on the ground.” Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to negotiate with Ukraine but claims there isn’t any ‘desire’ on the Ukrainian side to solve legal issues.“If there is a desire to negotiate and find a compromise solution, let anyone conduct these negotiations,” Putin said. “But from the point of view of signing the documents, here, of course, everything must be such that lawyers confirm the legitimacy of those people who will be authorised by the Ukrainian state to sign these…